doornail
The origin and history of doornail.
Etymology
A compound of "door" and "nail," mostly remembered today through the phrase "dead as a doornail."
The origin and history of doornail.
A compound of "door" and "nail," mostly remembered today through the phrase "dead as a doornail."
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